Child&#39;s vehicle



W. N. BEST.

CHILD'S VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED r5315. I921.

1,39 1 1 65 PatentedSept. 20, 1921.

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CHILDS VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1921.

1,391,165, v PatentedSept. 20,1921.

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4 TTOR/VEY I UNITED s Es PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM N. BEST, g mnw YORK, ASSIGINIOR or ONE-FOURTH '10 GEOR'GE BRPHELPAS, OF NEW YORK,

ILLINOIS, AND ONE-FOURTH 'ro MARGARET STELLA srIEs, orcnnsron, IOWA,

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To aZZwfiom it may concern.

Be it known that-I, VVILLIAM N. Beer, a

citizen of the'United-States, and resident of Brooklyn, in the countyof- Kings and'State of New York, have invent-ed certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Vehicles, of which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention isa'n improved childsvehicle, andthe main objects of the invention areto facilitate a variety of uses of the vehicle, such, for instanceas drawing the child on'it,propelling and steering-the 've V which is secured to the front frame memhicle by the child standing on it,or using the vehicle for'the drawingof s'mallloads of material such as sand.

As one important feature of my improved construction I provide aplatform upon which the child may stand, andfserving to support a pedaloperatively connected to the driving wheel so that the child may propel the vehicle with one foot while standing on the other. 'Asan important feature I provide a body construction which may be detachably secured to the vehicle over, the pedal, and propelling means so that the ve hi'cle may be used for drawing a small CllllCl. As'a further important feature I provide handle which is'pivotally secured to the front wheel carrying, frame part and adapt-ed to extend forwardly or rearwardly therefrom or to be locked in a vertical position so as to aid the child inmaintaining his balance'while standing on the platform and.

propelling the vehicle by the foot pedal.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved construction,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view,

Pg. 3 is a transverse section on the l ne of Fig. 1, K

Figfilis a View similar tojFigHl, but showing the device adapted for drawing a small child, Y

Fig. '5 is aside elevation of an alternately boxed construction,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view showing alternative propelling mechanism, and

Fig. 7 is a view'showing abrake mechanism. V

In the specific construction illustrated I provide a platform 10 secured to a frame including a yoke 11 having a king bolt bearing 12 at the front end. A second or front the lever 29 causes a frame 'bearing"13 carries the front wheel 14' and also has a king bolt bearing 15, 'so

that the frame parts may turn in respect to each otherjabout the king bolt 16in the gu ding or steering of the vehicle. The rear end of 'theplatform issupported by a pair 1v. Y., oNE-FOUR'IH'TOSARAH A. MEISSER, or QUINCY,

, Specification of Letters Patent. 5 Patented S t 20 1921 i flAppli cation filed February 25, 1921. SeriatNo. 447,637.

of rear wheels 17 rigidly secured to an axle 18' mounted in bearing block 19 rigidly se curedto the underside of the'platform.

Preferably the rear wheels are rigid with the axle and the latter is mounted in roller bear-j ings in the bearing blocks 19.

For guiding the vehicle I provide a handle ber by a pivot pin 21'. The sa-id frame mem ber has-an upwardly extending projection 22 above this pivot pin, and means are prof vided for locking the handle rigid with its upwardly extending portions As shown,

thehandle is formed of'tw o. spaced parallel.

bars engaging with opposite sides of the projection 22, and alocking bolt 23 is pro vided which may extend through these parts and an aperture in "the upper end of the projection 22 so as to lock the parts rigid,

a transverse hand grip portion 24 to facilitate turning the handle about an axis longi- Rigidly secured tothe rear axle 18 is a ratchet wheel 25 and means are provided for applying power to rotate this ratchet 'tudinal thereof for steering the vehicle: when the handle is in vertical position. '7 i wheel. and the rear'axle. As shown, I provide a pedal" member 26 secured to 'the guided I I upper end of a-plung'er member 27 to move substantially in a'vertical direction throu h the platform andla; guiding collar 28. pivotally mounted 'on'the axle and the other 7 e5 lever orlink member has one. end

end pivotallyj'secured to thelower end of the plunger member 28. Means are "provided whereby the downward swinging of pawl to engage the ratchet wheel and rotate the latter. This pawl might be mounted directly on the lever,

if desired, but I have illustrated a pawl 30 mouned on an arm 31 rigid with the lever 29 and forming therewith a bell crank con-' struction. The downward movement of the pedal thus gives a forward movement of the pawl along the upper side of the ratchet 7 wheel, rather than a downward movement parts (other than the pedal) be r such Size and so positioned as. to extend above the planeof the platform, I preferably protect.

, and, conceal them by a casing 34.

- the, vehicle.

I .By means of this construction the handle ma be locked in vertical position as shown in' ig. 1,1and the child while standing on one. foot on the platform may apply pressure intermittently to the. pedal to propel The vertical handle serves; not only for'guiding-the vehicle, but also gives a rigid standard by means of which thechild ma maintain his balance. J I

f it be desired to usethe vehicle for a smaller child and ,to draw it, this 'may be accomplished by the use-of a body such as shown in Fig. 4. This includes a sheet metal seat with back and side portions 36. The seatportion has four supporting legs. The

front'two, 37, each have a downwardly and forwardly curved I projection38 below the collar or flange 39, as shownparticularly in Fig. 5, and the rear two, 40,, each. having a similar collar 41' with a straight stud portion therebeneath. The platforn'rlO of the vehicle has a front pair of openings 42 and a rear pair 43, as shown particularly in Fig.-

2. In attaching the seatthe latter is set upsubstantially edgewise, with;the tips of I the projection 38 in the openings 42, and the seat isv then swung rearwardly and downwardly so that the projections serve as pivots andswing into place. while the endsof the rear-legs 40 enter the openings 43. With 1 the parts so designed and in position, the seat cannot move laterally,.nor can the front end swing up, should the child leanback ,too, far. The only way the seat can be removed is'by first liftingthe rear end and this movement could not very well take place "with thechild riding .on the seat. The legs 37 and 40 may beof any desired height, but

arepreferablyisuch as to permit the seat 35 to beabove and free from the ratchet wheel casing34 andthepedal QG. The seat 35 is shorter than the platform 10 so that the child may place his feet on'the platform in.

front of the seat while riding onthe latter.-

There is also preferablyprovided a -sec- 7 0nd body such as shown in Fig. 5. This has the same leg construction as the seat 35, but may be a rectangular box 44 formed of'sheet metal and in which the child may draw sand, blocks orother material or objects.

The sand box body 44 is interchangeable with the seat 35. v

The vehicle is thus adapted to be. drawn withthe parts in the positionshown in Fig. '4 or the handle 20 may be swung over; 7 through approximately 180 so that the child sitting on the 'seat .35 may steer it or the handle-maybe locked'in vertical position as shown in Fig. 11, to facilitate steering'and supporting the child when he stands onthe platform. j Whenused for this purpose it is important that asuitable brake be provided to retard the speed ofthe vehicle if necessary, andsuch means is shown, particularly inFig, 7, as includinga brake'drum 45 and a brake shoe 46. The latter is illustrated as held raised by a spring 48. The child by applying pressure tothe upper end of the bring the vehicleto. a quick stop.

.Having thus d scribed my invention, what I claimas new and desire 'to secure by Letters Patent is :3 7

mounted ona plunger member 47 normally plunger member47 mayapply the brake and A childsv vehicle having front and rear wheels, a. platform upon which the child mafy stand, a steering handle for the front wheel, pivotal connections therefor, wherei by a handle may extend forwardly,"rearwardly or upwardly, means for locking the handle in its upwardly extending position, whereby tl e childmay. use it as a support while stan ing on the platform, vehicle propelling means including a pedal extending upwardly through said, platform which the child may operate with one footfand aiseat platform and detachably secured to. the

latter for covering and rendering inoperative said pedal when the vehicle is used for drawing the child.

' Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 19th day of February, A. D. 1921.

WILLIAM 1v. BEST.

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